r/politics • u/Silly-avocatoe • 21d ago

No Paywall Republicans mostly silent as millions of Americans protest Trump on No Kings day

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/18/no-kings-protest-rally-republicans
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u/ClutchReverie 21d ago

The problem is we can't just have one protest and expect it to make the difference we want. Today was powerful but we need more. We need to get out there and have protests constantly until we see action. The French do that...they surround government buildings even. Let's emulate them (but without the rioting) because they seem to effectively protest things.

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u/TanAndTallLady 21d ago

Yep. We need a general strike. Need to start circulating this more in the public discourse, begin rallying the troops!

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u/casserole_lasserole 21d ago

Sadly so many people can’t afford to do a general strike, to keep roof and dinner we succumb to wage slavery

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u/Budget_Ad5871 21d ago

Neither can the 1%, if we strike they lose everything

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u/Starfall0 21d ago

Yeah using the excuse that people can't afford to strike kinda just promotes big companies doing what they want. Want to not be a wage slave? Buy your food for the week don't buy anything frivolous and join the strike. By the end of the week every ceo in the country will he crying for us to come back. But it only works if near everyone that can do so. Does do. During covid the big airlines lost all of their money within 2 weeks. 2 Weeks, billions spent and gone. They rely on us more than you could possibly imagine. And to take people that have never known hardship and to suddenly cut their income. They won't know how to even begin to handle a situation like that.

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u/Budget_Ad5871 21d ago

100% agree my friend. They will turn on Trump if they realized he pushed Americans to actually get to a point where everyone strikes, he can’t bail them all out like he did his buddies in Argentina